New program aims to increase cancer screening in First Nation women – CBC

The goal of the new campaign is to get more First Nations women talking about cancer screening

Sep 21, 2016

While cervical cancer and mortality rates have been declining for most Canadian women, First Nations women are still more likely to be diagnosed with the disease, says Sudbury’s Northeast Cancer Centre.

“Let’s talk about cervical cancer screening,” is the title of a new educational program through the Centre, and the hope is to curb that trend.

Regular screening is half the battle to detecting and defeating cervical cancer, said Dr. Jennifer Jocko.

Read More: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/cervical-cancer-screening-first-nations-1.3772630